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1969 Carolina 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 7 of 54
Sunday, March 9, 1969 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:52:22
Average speed: 102.569 mph
Pole speed: 119.916 mph

Cautions: 10 for 82 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 31500
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 1969 NASCAR Grand National results / 1969 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	17	David Pearson	Holman-Moody Racing	'69 Ford	500	16150	running	311
2	10	22	Bobby Allison	Mario Rossi	'69 Dodge	500	9500	running	13
3	11	21	Cale Yarborough	60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers)	'69 Ford	498	4975	running	65
4	12	99	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering (Ray Nichels)	'69 Dodge	497	2700	running	0
5	5	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'69 Ford	492	1850	running	0
6	3	27	Donnie Allison	Banjo Matthews	'69 Ford	491	1425	running	25
7	2	71	Bobby Isaac	K & K Insurance (Nord Krauskopf)	'69 Dodge	490	1375	running	0
8	15	4	John Sears	L.G. DeWitt	'67 Ford	489	1200	running	0
9	13	48	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	'67 Dodge	483	1125	running	0
10	22	61	Hoss Ellington	Ellington Insulation Co. (Hoss Ellington)	'67 Mercury	469	1250	running	0
11	28	39	Friday Hassler	Friday Hassler	'69 Chevrolet	462	1025	running	0
12	17	32	Dick Brooks	Dick Brooks	'69 Plymouth	451	1200	running	0
13	18	10	Bill Champion	Bill Champion	'68 Ford	448	975	running	0
14	16	25	Jabe Thomas	Don Robertson	'69 Plymouth	444	950	running	0
15	30	82	Dick Poling	Mack Sellers	'67 Chevrolet	437	935	running	0
16	42	8	Ed Negre	Ed Negre	'67 Ford	437	920	running	0
17	24	76	Ben Arnold	Don Culpepper	'68 Ford	429	905	running	0
18	21	08	E.J. Trivette	E.C. Reid	'69 Chevrolet	425	890	running	0
19	19	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington	'69 Dodge	424	875	running	0
20	23	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'68 Ford	423	860	running	0
21	36	26	Earl Brooks	Earl Brooks	'67 Ford	415	915	running	0
22	7	64	Elmo Langley	Woodfield Ford & Mercury (Elmo Langley)	'68 Ford	394	830	running	0
23	6	98	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Junior Johnson	'69 Ford	387	815	rear end	3
24	35	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'69 Pontiac	383	895	engine	0
25	8	03	Richard Brickhouse	Dub Clewis	'67 Plymouth	380	800	running	0
26	4	6	Charlie Glotzbach	Cotton Owens	'69 Dodge	373	785	overheating	11
27	29	18	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson	'68 Ford	371	770	engine	0
28	25	49	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'67 Plymouth	307	830	rear end	0
29	40	70	J.D. McDuffie	J.D. McDuffie	'67 Buick	284	770	engine	0
30	39	19	Henley Gray	Harry Melton	'68 Ford	281	765	engine	0
31	31	06	Neil Castles	Neil Castles	'68 Plymouth	266	860	rear end	0
32	38	47	Cecil Gordon	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	266	745	engine	0
33	20	80	Frank Warren	E.C. Reid	'67 Chevrolet	265	680	engine	0
34	37	23	James Sears	Paul Dean Holt	'67 Ford	247	725	engine	0
35	32	86	Dub Simpson	Neil Castles	'67 Plymouth	243	775	engine	0
36	33	45	Bill Seifert	Bill Seifert	'68 Ford	241	735	engine	0
37	27	30	Dave Marcis	Milt Lunda	'69 Dodge	202	645	flagged	0
38	9	3	Buddy Baker	Ray Fox	Dodge	183	705	engine	72
39	34	33	Wayne Smith	Archie Smith	'69 Chevrolet	126	680	rear end	0
40	14	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'67 Chevrolet	59	600	driveshaft	0
41	26	90	Sonny Hutchins	Junie Donlavey	'67 Ford	54	610	vibration	0
42	41	0	Don Tarr	Don Tarr	'67 Chevrolet	48	545	clutch	0
43	43	29	John Kennedy	John Kennedy	'67 Dodge	28	525	engine	0
44	44	93	Walson Gardner	Walson Gardner	'67 Ford	0		did not start	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Jack Shanklin	44	Richard Giachetti	Chevrolet
	David Mote	69	Ken Cline	Chevelle

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	3	3
Donnie Allison	4	5	2
David Pearson	6	20	15
Buddy Baker	21	46	26
LeeRoy Yarbrough	47	47	1
Buddy Baker	48	64	17
Donnie Allison	65	76	12
Charlie Glotzbach	77	77	1
Donnie Allison	78	88	11
Charlie Glotzbach	89	90	2
Buddy Baker	91	105	15
Cale Yarborough	106	161	56
Buddy Baker	162	175	14
Cale Yarborough	176	182	7
Bobby Allison	183	185	3
Charlie Glotzbach	186	186	1
Bobby Allison	187	196	10
David Pearson	197	207	11
Charlie Glotzbach	208	214	7
David Pearson	215	289	75
LeeRoy Yarbrough	290	291	2
David Pearson	292	368	77
Cale Yarborough	369	370	2
David Pearson	371	500	130